Butter Making Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.
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- 1.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 6.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 10.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
- 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 17.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
- 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) yeast
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
- 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
- 37.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 39.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
- 40.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
Answer key
- False
- not needed
- False
- False
- a timer
- needed
- False
- yeast
- turmeric powder
- fat bits stick together
- buttermilk
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- lumps of butter
- the same jar
- a battery cell
- needed
- the cream temperature
- a magnet
- False
- we keep it the same
- folding paper
- browning lemon ink
- a balloon
- a bowl
- thick whipped cream
- folding paper
- cooking an egg
- a mirror
- yeast
- cooking an egg
- can be undone
- can be undone
- cannot be undone
- it will not break
- dissolving salt
- needed
- can be undone
- it takes much longer
- so cream does not spill
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